What the U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A at 130 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $24 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 66.3% below the refrigerator category average of 386 kWh/yr, and ranks 59 of 4,704 certified refrigerators for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 4,704 currently-certified refrigerators feeds that average, putting this model about $48/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among refrigerators, one step cheaper is U-Line UR*D#24-*G#1A ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Marathon M4-100BLS ($25/yr, 134 kWh/yr).
Comparing U-Line's own models
U-Line makes 37 ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators; this one ranks 2 of 37 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UR*D#24-*G#1A at $24/yr, and its priciest, the UHBV524-IS01A at $52/yr.
U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A over 13 years
Over the 13-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A costs roughly $318 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Weighing a replacement
The U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A is already efficient for its category at $24/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new refrigerator costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified refrigerators before buying.
Protecting what you have
The U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A already costs $24/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 59 of 4,704, the U-Line UR*D#24-*S#1A sits in the middle of the refrigerator category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 130 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.